Firefighters trying to put out a massive fire at an apartment in southeastern Idaho were amazed to see a live albino rat huddled in a charred cage. After being rescued from fire, Halo the rat received oxygen with a special cone-shaped animal resuscitation mask. Firefighter Kirby Jonas, who rescued Halo, said he was pretty sure that anything in the cage could not have survived the flames by any chance.

Nearly 50 cats were rescued Thursday from a one-story house in Martinsburg, West Virginia, which was filled with feces that in some areas were half a foot deep. Animal control officers wearing protective suits and air packs also found two dead kittens in the huge piles of feces. According to the rescue team, some cat feces were about 3 feet wide while in other areas the feces was 3 inches to 6 inches deep.

A cat named Satan that had been missing for three weeks was finally recovered after its owner in Greeley, Colorado, found the animal trapped inside a bathroom wall. It is presumed that the mischievous pet sneaked its way into a hole in a nearby apartment's wall while some plumbing work was being done a few weeks ago and was later cemented up.

The Sedona Kitty Express, a cab that traveled a 2,500-mile ride from New York to northern Arizona, reached its destination on Monday. The couple, Bob and Betty Matas, who wanted to make the long journey comfortable for their two cats Pretty Face and Cleopatra, decided to hire cab driver Douglas Guldeniz's Ford SUV for a $3,000 per day flat rate plus gas, meals and lodging. The couple, who rode nearly 10 hours a day, said they were "flabbergasted" by the kind of attention they received in every state they crossed. Everyone recognized the couple and in Sedona, Arizona the Mayor himself welcomed the couple at a noontime ceremony Monday, presenting them with a bag of Sedona souvenirs.

A couple seeking a comfortable ride for their cats and cabbie in the pursuit of good memories have come along for a 2,400 mile ride across several states to reach Arizona. After their retirement Betty and Bob Matas had decided to move to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers the couple do not drive causing them to worry about the comfortable transportation of their beloved cats. The couple, however, found the solution to their problem several weeks ago during a round of shopping trip when they jokingly asked the cabbie they hailed whether he will be interested in making the long trip.